Vocabulary Fall list #3

coherent: (of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent.


belabor: argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail.


eschew: deliberately avoid using; abstain from.


acquisitive: excessively interested in acquiring money or material things.


emulate: match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.


banal: so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.


excoriation: An excoriation is a harsh criticism.


congeal: solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling.


carping: difficult to please; critical.


substantiate: provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.


temporize: avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time.


largesse: generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others.


tenable: able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.


insatiable: (of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy.


reconnaissance: military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features


germane:relevant to a subject under consideration.



 ramify:form branches or offshoots; spread or branch out.


intransigent:unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something.

 taciturn:(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

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